For the past few years, I have always chosen this place for dinner during my trips to Kyoto. This year, we were taken care of for our family spring trip dinner. We had the usual chef's choice course for 5000 yen. The menu mainly featured sea bream shirako and roe during this spring season. A total of 15 dishes. From start to finish, it was a continuous stream of deliciousness! The chef's precise selection of ingredients, smooth and efficient work, and humble personality made the dining experience enjoyable. You wouldn't be able to eat this quality of food at this price elsewhere. The soba served at the end was the chef's masterpiece, surpassing even specialty soba shops in terms of texture, fragrance, and sweetness. My whole family is always satisfied! I heard that the course featuring autumn conger eel is recommended instead of summer. I plan to visit again in the autumn.

I visited for dinner after enjoying their delicious lunch. I made a reservation for 7000 yen. The first course was cold porridge topped with salmon roe. Next was a simmered dish with fish, chicken kin kan (egg inside the body), and flounder liver on the right. I will attach photos below. Cold dishes and appetizers were served. That was all. It cost a little over 10,000 yen.

It's my first visit in a year. It said reservation required outside. I saw the owner's face, so I asked and they let me in. This year, I didn't see the wife's face. The appetizers were shrimp miso and Iburi Gakko. I'll wait with a beer. I'm not sure about the soba flavor, but it's delicious. The vegetable tempura with shiitake mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, etc., is also delicious. The tuna rice bowl is the same. Everything is satisfying. It was a drinking place at night, huh.

I went to see the autumn leaves at Shinnyodo and this is on my way back. It was a bit early for lunch, so I came here because they open early. I ordered the "Tenzaru" soba. The name is just as it suggests. It came with a generous portion of rice as well. First up is the shrimp tempura. It came with a generous portion of sea bream pickles. The vegetable tempura is really delicious. Especially the paprika. The thin soba noodles were first served with salt. The small dried fish rice was also delicious. It had a dashi soy sauce flavor. The warm soba water was thick and when I ran out of soba soup, they recommended adding salt instead. Even plum yokan was served. I heard it's a 25-year-old restaurant. The menu may look like a regular restaurant, but it was a delicious and renowned place, even down to the pickles.

I had warm duck soba this day for 1430 yen, a bit pricey but the thick slices of duck were very tender, and it came with plenty of green onions. The soba noodles were made from 100% buckwheat flour! The flavorful broth with added duck fat was rich and delicious. When I visit a soba restaurant, I always end up ordering tempura soba, but duck soba seems perfect for the upcoming season. I sprinkled plenty of sansho pepper and almost finished the broth. For dessert, I had roasted green tea jelly which helped cleanse the palate. The seasonal rice dishes also looked appetizing, so next time I'll try the egg soba and rice set. The restaurant is located a bit off Kawabata Street, and there is a convenient cheap coin parking nearby.

I checked the review and visited around 1:30 pm for lunch. There were only 3 customers at the counter seats, and I sat at the far end. I had the zaru soba set, my wife had the lunch set recommended by the owner. The soba had a very authentic taste, and the tempura was delicious. You can also get seconds of the mixed rice! The owner's lunch set came with mackerel, grated radish, and a small side dish, making it a healthy lunch. My wife kept saying how delicious it was while eating with gusto. At the end, we were served some sweets and chatted with the owner and his wife while drinking tea. We will definitely visit again!

I had no idea at all~ What a shame‼️ My Instagram friend in Tokyo posted about it and said they have a soba lunch❣️ Just a short walk from Kawaramachi Marutamachi, cross the Kamogawa River and turn into a small alley. On Instagram, they posted pictures of course meals that looked amazingly delicious, so I checked on Tabelog and found out they serve soba for lunch❣️ I invited a friend who loves soba to come with me because they have a limited lunch menu, so make sure to make a reservation^_^ Today's landlady's lunch was fried oysters❣️ Yay~ Fried oysters, cabbage salad, grated yam, miso soup, pickles, and five-grain rice set. The fried oysters were crispy and very fresh, I had them with Worcestershire sauce. My friend tried them with tonkatsu sauce, but the crispy Worcestershire sauce also went well. Even just with lemon, it was delicious^_^ The cabbage salad was blanched. Apparently, many older customers find raw cabbage hard to eat. The miso soup had seaweed, tofu, and thin fried tofu in abundance. The highlight was❣️ the grated yam❣️ There was an insane amount of it. I tried it plain first, then poured it over the five-grain rice, leaving a bit to add to the extra soba, making it a mountain-style dish╰(*´︶`*)╯♡ I actually wanted to eat a whole serving of soba, but my friend eats lightly, so I said I only wanted a little, but ended up sharing half of it in the end(-.-;)y-~~~ The soba broth was thick and creamy. The chef said to add salt and drink it. Oh, it's delicious, and I was quite full and satisfied╰(*´︶`*)╯♡ It seems like most of the customers are regulars at this restaurant❓ There's also a sunken kotatsu area in the back with a tatami room that can seat about 8 people. They can make individual dishes or courses starting from 5000 yen. They also serve warm soba for lunch, and if you make a reservation, they will prepare dishes for you. The husband and wife who run the place are friendly and kind. I prefer this casual and delicious restaurant over the high-end restaurants in Gion that can be a bit uptight(#^.^#) It looks like this place will be a fun spot to visit in the future.

I visited Go-Ryori Yamagami near Marutamachi Kawabata. For lunch, you can choose between homemade soba noodles or the landlady's set meal. In the evening, it seems to transform into a more formal izakaya. On this day, I ordered the landlady's set meal, which consisted of marinated tuna bowl, quiche, chilled tofu, and miso soup. The quiche was seasoned to complement the rice, juicy, and very delicious. Above all, the marinated tuna was excellent, with a great fragrance of wasabi. This set meal offers great value for money. The cozy atmosphere makes it a hidden gem worth visiting both during the day and at night.

It's a hidden gem of a restaurant located on a narrow street just south of Marutamachi Street, so you wouldn't know about it unless someone told you. They serve a variety of dishes at night, but focus on soba for lunch. The elderly couple who run the place are efficient and friendly, making it a pleasant dining experience. The hand-cut Togakushi soba is as thin as thread and authentically delicious, with a beautifully presented solo serving that's easy to eat. The precision in cutting the green onions and the deliciousness of the thin noodles showcase the chef's skill. I also tried the Duck Nanba Soba for its warm broth, which is not the typical Kyoto-style but rather Togakushi-style, adding to the authentic feel. The thin soba noodles are best eaten quickly to prevent them from getting soggy. This soba would definitely pair well with sake if not for driving. I'd love to visit this place for dinner sometime!

Gentle flavor

After getting off at Keihan Shichijo Station and entering a narrow alley, you will find a quiet little restaurant. I heard they started serving soba lunch, so I decided to visit. It's raining today, so it's the perfect time to have a leisurely lunch. Actually, this place is a hidden gem where you can enjoy authentic Japanese cuisine at a reasonable price until late at night. As I entered, I noticed there were 10 seats at the counter, and it seems they also have private rooms available. Surprisingly, there was a solo female customer. I sat down next to her and placed my order: • Zaru Soba Set with Jowari Soba as the main dish for 1300 yen • Bottle of beer for 500 yen • Kubota "Sekimine" (by the glass) for 700 yen. This Zaru Soba set is really a great deal. It includes Jowari Soba, clam tsukudani, rice from Niigata, assorted pickles, and tempura. The delicious and chewy Jowari Soba is handmade by the owner and served with a carefully prepared broth. The rice is Niigata-grown, and the various pickles are delicious. They even sometimes serve cooked rice with this rice. The tempura is freshly fried, of course!! I ordered a draft beer, but it hadn't arrived yet, so I requested a bottle of beer. Then, something interesting happened... The solo female customer next to me also ordered a bottle of beer. "This rainy weather... makes it perfect for a leisurely lunch, right?" I said casually, and to my surprise, she smiled and replied, "Yes, indeed. Let's enjoy a leisurely drink!" From then on, the owner and his wife joined in the conversation, and it turned into a daytime drinking party. At one point, they only had Niigata sake, which led to a discussion about Kubota sake, and we even got to try a sample. The husband and wife who run this place were very friendly and made it a very enjoyable time. I look forward to visiting again in the evening. Thank you for the wonderful meal.

I traveled all the way to Kyoto for this restaurant and was treated to a feast♪( ´▽｀) First, I had fresh firefly squid sashimi❗️ It was my first time trying such fresh and beautiful sashimi! Then, the sashimi platter was amazing... Ah, I was reminded of how delicious conger eel can be. The seared conger eel and grilled young sweetfish were served whole, and I was amazed at how delicious it was to eat them whole⭐︎ The sake was a perfect match—getting to compare different sakes made me even happier! Even though the sake itself was delicious, I heard that this restaurant serves sake that doesn't overpower the flavors of the food... Inside the fresh tofu skin was sweet shrimp!! It was so delicious—（≧∇≦）And when I thought it was uni as usual! Ah, I wanted to try that version too❗️ The big corn that came out was sweet, and after the satisfying buckwheat noodles for the finish, I was supposed to be full! But the temptation of "Is it really good⁉️" made me give in, and I ended up having the tea-soaked rice dish on the path of gluttony... Of course, I polished off the elegant dessert to the last bite as well! And since it was treated to me, although I'm not entirely sure, I felt like it was quite reasonable for what I got★ The couple who run the place were very friendly, and I was healed by the delicious food. It's a place I definitely want to visit again☆ Thank you for the meal!